A new Reuters analysis finds that between 2006 and 2010, the federal government — through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — guaranteed about three in four mortgages in some of the nation’s most exclusive zip codes such as Santa Clara
After President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he and Mitt Romney had “somewhat” similar positions on Social Security, he was attacked from those in his left flank who do not want to discuss even the most sensible of plans to
The momentum is with Mitt Romney in Ohio now. After the presidential debate, Ohio is a dead heat. In the first post-debate survey, Rasmussen Reports finds Barack Obama with 50% and Mitt Romney with 49%. What is critical in the
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano lied to Congress about her department’s special centers where state and local police could share information with the federal government about terrorism and other crimes. This accusation against Napolitano appears, shockingly enough, in a bipartisan
By SARA BURNETTAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife said Wednesday her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and that she doesn’t know if he will return to work before the Nov. 6 election. Chicago
Barack Obama portrays himself as the great defender of the middle class. But the American public seems to agree with Vice President Joe Biden that under Obama’s watch, the middle class has been “buried.” According to a new poll, 85
News is breaking that the Obama administration is circumventing Congress and purchasing a prison facility in Illinois in which to house detainees once Gitmo is shut down. The facility, Thomson Prison, is being purchased for “at least $165 million” and
For Obama and the left, the law is merely a suggestion for what they can do. Can’t get something through Congress? Simply issue an executive order. Can’t get an appointment through the Senate? Simply “declare” the Senate in recess and
The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US administration had asked
On November 7th, while cleaning crews are still tidying up from election night parties, America’s political class will be hurling themselves into another essential battle over government spending, taxes and debt. On January 2nd, 2013, absent some kind of budget
A few weeks ago, Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) received nothing but a slap on the wrist for, among other transgressions, forcing her taxpayer-funded congressional staff to work on her campaign. Well now the House Ethics Committee has allowed yet another
The Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana is using a stark reminder of the past to motivate congregants to vote, displaying a graphic photo of a lynching on the roadside in front of the church. In the
It wasn’t so long ago when Canada found itself heading down the same path of economic destruction that we are on today. What differentiates them from much of the rest of the developed world, is the approach they were forced
A former foreign policy official in George W. Bush’s administration said Congress must immediately hold hearings to prevent the Obama administration from covering up its national security failures leading up to the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens. Richard Grenell, Bush’s
(AP) WASHINGTONCiting historically low mortgages, President Barack Obama is pressing Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help struggling homeowners refinance their debts and prevent foreclosures. Obama is blaming congressional Republicans for not passing legislation he proposed in
At a closed-door meeting last week attended by leaders of the conservative movement, discussions centered around development of a “no excuses” list of big-ticket legislative issues to be addressed in the 113th Congress. Win or lose, the consensus among both
Moments after Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) campaign manager blasted out an email accusing the Michigan Republican Party of “launching a statewide effort to suppress the Democratic vote” and urged Democrats to “fight back,” the Michigan Republican party received a threatening
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta bloviated on Thursday that he wanted the idea of sequestration, which involves across-the-board cuts to defense spending amounting to $500 billion, to come to a crashing halt: “I’ll take whatever the hell deal they can make
Yesterday, Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who is challenging incumbent Republican Joe Walsh in the redrawn 8th district of Illinois, told a local television crew outside an event for veterans in Santa Monica, CA that she could not speak to them about her campaign
U.S. Intelligence agencies say they knew the Libyan attacks were acts of terrorism within 24 hours of their occurrence, and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) says the situation surrounding the attacks raises a lot of questions. In fact, on the heels
(AP) US Postal Service to default on second $5B paymentBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. Postal Service, on the brink of default on a second multibillion-dollar payment it can’t afford to pay, is sounding a new cautionary note that having squeezed
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, a late campaign-season broadside challenging the veracity and leadership of
Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War veteran and Democratic nominee for Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, said today that U.S. Marines should have guarded the consulate in Benghazi, Libya–not private military contractors. Duckworth was asked about the issue while greeting
Members of a local television crew were frustrated when Tammy Duckworth, Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, refused to answer their questions about her campaign in Los Angeles today. Duckworth’s finance director, Leah Israel, initially
WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey of U.S. chief executives shows a sharp drop in the number of large companies that plan to add jobs or hire more workers. The Business Roundtable said Wednesday that only 29 percent of its member
